Shoaib Malik: “When Ahsan was playing, he showed so much confidence”

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Pakistan all-rounder Shoaib Malik has admitted that he was really impressed with the way debutant Ahsan Ali played in the first Twenty20 International against Bangladesh.

Ahsan and Malik amassed a 46-run partnership during the match, which Pakistan won by five wickets.

Ahsan scored a 32-ball 36, which included four boundaries, while Malik was named Man of the Match for his game-winning knock of 58, which came off 45 balls and included five boundaries.

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“When Ahsan was playing, he showed so much confidence,” Malik was quoted as saying by PakPassion. “In the middle, it wasn’t easy specially on such a difficult pitch. Credit to him, he stuck with me and I think that was the turning point after early wickets. We had to conserve wickets and also score runs, it’s a good sign that a youngster was also part of that.”

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